Unit 2 Lesson 1: Romanticism Introduction

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Look at Romanticism painting and ask what they think of when they see it, what emotions it evokes, etc.

Objectives:

• What was the historical context that inspired the Romantic movement?

• What were society's struggles in the early 19th century?

• What were the ideas of Romanticism?

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Unit 2 Lesson 1:

Introduction to Romanticism

Open Ended

What was the philosophical movement that we studied in the last unit?

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How did the Industrial Revolution affect the literature of the time period?

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Multiple Choice

Romanticism is about love , romance, and passion. 

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Writers of the romantic period were concerned with ______________.

• helping readers understand the true meaning of love

• telling stories that depicted love between individual

• describing the beauty of nature and how individuals interact with it

Multiple Choice

Which of these results of the Industrial Revolution MOST influenced authors of the romantic period?

• a rise in crime and poverty

• an increase of available job

• a diminished need for artisans

• ​Value feeling / emotion / intuition

• Place faith in inner experience and the power of imagination

• Prefer youthful innocence to educated sophistication

• Fight for individual freedom and the worth of the individual

• Contemplate nature's beauty as a path to spiritual and moral development

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Romantic Values

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​Happy teaching!

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• Complete Unit 2 Lesson 1 in your Planner

• Complete the Window 3 Benchmark in Progress Learning

• Reach out to Mrs. Duquette or Ms. Collura for help!

• Visit classroom website for English 12 materials

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